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NASCAR Racing Blows into the Windy City
July 7, 2010
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Race: LifeLock.com 400 on Saturday, July 10
Track: Chicagoland Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Location: Joliet, Ill.
Chicagoland History: Sunday will mark Jamie McMurray’s eighth Sprint Cup Series start at Chicagoland Speedway. McMurray’s career best came in 2003 under the ownership of Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates at his first visit to the track where he started eighth and finished 10th. He has zero DNF’s at the 1.5-mile oval track. Daytona Recap: Jamie McMurray and the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats team returned to Daytona International Speedway as the reigning Daytona 500 Champions. Expectations are high when your driver has won two of the last three NSCS Superspeedway events, with the non-winning race resulting in a second-place finish at this year’s first Talladega event. Because of this, the No. 1 team had high hopes heading back to Daytona. Rain cancelled qualifying setting the field by points. McMurray would start in the 17th position. After running as high as third, McMurray would get caught up in the first major wreck of the 400-mile race on lap 116 forcing the No. 1 team to the garage. Proving to be too much to fix, the team would have to settle for a 39th-place finish. McDonald’s Appearance: On Thursday, July 8, Jamie McMurray, 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and driver of the No.1 McDonald’s® Chevrolet, will greet fans, pose for photographs and sign autographs at the Spring Road McDonald’s location in Oak Brook. McMurray’s appearance will begin at 3 p.m on Thursday, July 8, ending at 5 p.m. at the McDonald’s located at 1120 West 22nd Street in Oak Brook, Illinois. During this time, his race car will also be on display at the same location. The No. 1 McDonald’s® Chevrolet will also be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 9 at the McDonald’s located at 600 N. Clark in Chicago, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 10 at the McDonald’s located at 778 South Weber Road in Romeoville. Twitter followers of McDonald’s can interact with McMurray during a “Tweet Chat” with @McDonalds from the appearance on Thursday, July 8, between the hours of 4:30-5 p.m. CT. McDonald’s Did You Know? The original McDonald’s was founded by the McDonald’s brothers, Dick and Mac, in 1940. It wasn’t until April of 1955 that the first franchised McDonald’s opened in Des Plaines, Illinois. The Hamburger University later opened in 1961 in nearby Elk Grove Village, Illinois. McDonald’s headquarters are currently located in Oak Brook, Illinois. Visit the Local McDonald’s: While attending the race weekend at Chicagoland Speedway stop at one of the two local McDonald’s to curve your breakfast, lunch or dinner tastes. The two locations are within five miles of the speedway and can be found at 508 East Cass Streeat, Joliet, IL 60432 and 1515 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435. Stop at the Local Bass Pro Shops: Bass Pro Shops is located just 25 miles north of the Chicagoland Speedway. Stop in for all your racetrack and summer camping needs. The store can be found at 709 Janes Ave., Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Chicagoland History: Montoya will make his fourth start at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. In three previous starts Montoya has an average start of 23rd and an average finish of 14th at the 1.5-mile oval. Montoya’s best weekend at the track came last year when he started 19th and raced his way to a 10th-place finish. He has never finished lower than 18th and has finished all races and laps (801). Last Weekend: Juan Pablo Montoya and the Target team led 11 laps and looked to be on their way for a repeat top-10 performance at Daytona International Speedway until a 20-car pile-up collected the 42 team. The damage sent them to the garage early and Montoya had to settle for a 27th-place finish when the checkered flag flew. McDonald’s Headquarters: McDonald’s, primary sponsor on the No. 1 Chevrolet and an associate sponsor on the No. 42 Chevrolet, has their headquarters located in nearby Oak Brook, IL. This Thursday, July 8th, Montoya will be visiting the headquarters and participating in a meet and greet with McDonald’s staff and executives. Target Employees Fun Fact: Did you know the sponsor of the No. 42 Chevrolet, Target, employs 351,000 people across 49 states? In order to accommodate all of those employees at the Chicagoland Speedway, the track would need to almost quintuple their seating capacity of 75,000. CHASSIS INFO
NOTES
Jamie McMurray. and No. 1 McDonald’s Team
Juan Pablo Montoya and No. 42 Target Team
No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1006. Crew Chief Kevin “Bono” Manion has elected to bring chassis #1006 this weekend to Chicagoland, the same chassis that captured the pole and finished second at the Darlington Raceway in May.
No. 42 Target Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1003. Crew Chief Brian Pattie will bring chassis #1003 this weekend to Chicagoland Speedway. Montoya last ran this chassis in the Coke 600 where the Target team finished 38th due to an accident.
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